Basketball Recap: Mclaughlin Beats Dupree for Their Seventh Straight Win

Mustangs

Previous Games

01/21/25 vs Dupree	72-42
01/18/25 @ Crow Creek	72-42
01/17/25 @ Timber Lake	63-33
01/13/25 @ Cheyenne-Eagle Butte	70-42
01/09/25 vs Stanley County	43-16
+ 2 more games

McLaughlin had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.3 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They beat the Dupree Tigers by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 72-42. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Tigers are ranked 143rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

McLaughlin's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-2. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.6 points per game. As for Dupree, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.

McLaughlin has already played their next contest (against Miller), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Dupree has also has no score uploaded for their next matchup, this one against Oldham-Ramona/R.